[26.12.2ÎÎ3] Kyrgyzstan to Approve Privatization Program for 2004-2006

The Kyrgyz government has developed a program for privatizing state property between 2004-2006, deputy chairman of the Committee for State Property and Direct Investments Anatoly Makarov told a government conference on Friday.

He said the program includes a list of eight strategic facilities in which the government stakes can be privatized only if the parliament approves individual privatization programs. These include four electricity-distributing companies, Kyrgyzgaz, the Kyrgyz national airlines, Manas international airport and the Bishkek heating network.

The government plans to privatize 141 facilities between 2004-2006 and collect 400 million soms in receipts.